237 Reasons to read AOC2: Day 12, Quote 103 – Duane Brown
AOC2 Author: Duane Brown – www.bandwidthcamp.com
“Be prepared to walk away if you just happen to be spinning your wheels. In the end time and money is being wasted…”
In a chapter entitled ‘My Marketing Tragedy‘ Duane illustrates that when those you work with and advise can’t get past the brainstorming and commit to action on a project, even after you’ve shown them case studies demonstrating that these new ideas do work, you need to be ready to walk away.
Duane also reminds us of another valuable lesson – about office politics, and standing up fo rwhat you believe in.
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David Petherick is one of 237 authors who contributed to the book ‘Age of Conversation 2‘. For the first 237 days of 2009, he is highlighting a chapter from one of his co-authors, briefly discussing their contribution, and linking you to their blog or online presence. All proceeds from sales of AOC2 go to charity.
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